An artist’s impression of the very distant undead galaxy
ESO/M. Kornmesser
An odd, zombie-like galaxy has been noticed within the distant universe. This undead galaxy stopped forming stars for 20 million years earlier than coming again to life in a burst of exercise, and it might assist clarify a cosmic thriller concerning the earliest galaxies.
“We’ve seen galaxies going via bursts of star formation, and we’ve additionally seen galaxies which might be not forming stars, however that is the primary occasion of seeing a galaxy that’s stopped forming stars after which gone via this kind of rejuvenation course of,” says …
